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From today's Detroit Free Press. And in a shocking development, not one of these Super-Duties are a BEV. "The Dearborn automaker shattered a sales record for the month of November after reaching a record-setting pace of 52,518 new orders for the 2023 Super Duty pickup in the last five days of October, when it averaged more than 10,000 trucks a day, according to monthly sales data. But the November sales report nearly triples that figure. Ford now has orders for 151,870 Super Duty trucks since the order bank opened Oct. 27, the company revealed Friday. "The demand is just insane," said Todd Dunn, president of UAW Local 862, whose members build the vehicle at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. "A lot of people love those vehicles for farms, hauling. It's a beast." These are not reservations; these are orders placed through Ford car dealerships on behalf of actual customers who have decided to purchase the vehicle." https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2022/12/03/latest-ford-super-duty-orders-set-insane-pace/69695780007/

You seem to have a knack for getting into focus groups. Not your first one, if I remember correctly. Location?

Probably not, I think mileage really wouldn't matter when it comes to fuel injectors. It's more related to how many times they open and close. Injectors can last an insanely long time. Still running factory originals in my 28 year old F-150.

15 years on the injectors.

Owning the engine in question, I'm absolutely okay with the solution Ford came up with. My fuel injectors are okay, and to change them "just because" is foolish. If the injectors were to somehow spontaneously crack (not even sure how that is possible) the software will warn me of a fuel pressure drop and advise me to get service. I did notice that Ford is now extending the warranty on these fuel injectors to 15 years. I was going to contact my dealer tomorrow, but will put that off until I get the recall notice.

As mentioned, I own a Bronco Sport with this engine. I got to say again how easy it is to visibly check the fuel injectors. They're right up top and facing the radiator. You can literally get your eyes within a few inches of the injectors. I put on my old-man glasses, grabbed a flashlight, and checked out the injector and fuel rail. Bone dry as the Sahara Desert. No odor of gas, no visible seepage, and no signs of old gas (gas leaves a residue when it dries) on any surface. For me, I'm not going to worry about it. For others who own a vehicle with this engine, I encourage to look for yourself. It's easy, and will give you peace of mind, or alert you as to a possible problem. As for a house fire, we live in rural northern Michigan and burn wood. I stand a greater chance of a having a chimney fire than having a fire caused by our Bronco Sport.

No need for that. Just checked the injectors. Easy to do, they're right up front and easy to see. They look like they just left the factory. Not even a hint of any possible leakage. Which doesn't surprise me, since we're only talking 20 cases over 634,000 vehicles.

I'm affected by this (2021 Bronco Sport), so I'm paying attention. For now, I'm concerned, but not overly worried. We're taking 20 reported fires over 634,000 vehicles. I wonder if the vendor supplied faulty injectors? I'll be checking my fuel injectors this afternoon and calling my dealer Monday morning.

Just a guess, but different fuel injectors?

You make a compelling argument, but I still think dealers can be an asset, especially short term. But no doubt things are going to change, no matter what your point of view is.

Surprised that the city and local power utility can't accommodate this dealer. Every dealer, no matter the manufacturer, will be selling EV's at some point and will need additional power. So will all the dealers in your town shut down?

Glad they finally dumped Argo. A money sink with no future. Spend the $$$ elsewhere.

Back in the 80's, when I lived in the U.P., I listened to Red Wing games on WJR-AM at night.

"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas." Jake Blues

Since when are we surprised that BEV trucks are poor at towing? That's all I've been reading the past two years.

Two words: nice dividend.

And a charger that isn't broken down. My small town has a few chargers downtown that are no better than 50/50 The Electrify America chargers near the freeway (I-75) are more reliable, but even they have their problems. The Tesla Superchargers seem to work well.

Your opinion, not mine, or anybody who' has experience with the original two-seat Thunderbird of the 1950's (I do). The 1957 F-code supercharged version was one of the fastest cars you could buy back then. If that's what Ford is thinking, then by god, go for it!

Sure hope so.

Perez, you just don't get it. BEV's are fighting nostalgia. Many would rather drive this '67 Mustang than a Tesla Model 3.

This is behind a paywall, but the headline and the sentence beneath the picture says it all. https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/ev-charging-issues-deter-renters-condo-dwellers

Very true, and the older guys (me) are the ones who are buying many of today's muscle cars. We're retired ,have the money, and want to re-live the 1960's one more time before they stick us in a nursing home. And a BEV just won't do it. It's ICE or nothing. Look at the popularity of the Dodge Hellcat.

Iacocca was with Ford until 1978 when Hank the Deuce fired him. It was Joe Garagiola who was the huckster back in 1975.

It was Chrysler. Joe Garagiola (then-famous baseball catcher) uttered the phrase, "buy a car, get a check." 1975 or so.

My local dealer had one on display at my town's annual summer fair. Lot of interest by a lot of people. The frunk was a big hit.